New Hampshire Joins Counseling Compact

New Hampshire, the newest member of the Counseling Compact, brings Compact membership to 15 states. Over the next few months, the member states will nominate their Commission delegates and the Commission will officially convene its first meeting to draft the rules and bylaws of Compact. Once the Commissioners agree upon rules and establish a method […]

Counseling Compact Reaches 14 Members 

Ohio, Colorado, and Louisiana are the newest members of the Counseling Compact. With enactments in these states, the Compact has reached 14 members.  Over the next few months, the member states will nominate their Commission delegates and the Commission will officially convene its first meeting to draft the rules and bylaws of Compact.  Once the Commissioners […]

Tennessee Enacts Counseling Compact

On May 27, 2022, Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee signed Senate Bill 1027 into law. This makes Tennessee the 11th state to enact the Counseling Compact. Having reached the minimum threshold of ten states to activate the compact, member states are in the process of establishing the Compact Commission. Over the next few months, the […]

Nebraska Becomes Tenth Compact Member

On April 19, 2022, Gov. Ricketts of Nebraska signed LB 752, which enacted the Interstate Counseling Compact into law in Nebraska.  Nebraska is the 10th state to enter into the Compact, which has already been enacted in Alabama, Florida,  Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Utah and West Virginia. The Counseling Compact legislation specifies that the […]

Kentucky Joins Counseling Compact

On April 8, 2022, Gov. Beshear of Kentucky signed House Bill 65 into law, making Kentucky the 9th state to enact the Interstate Counseling Compact. The Compact will be activated after one more state enacts the Compact.  Once ten states enact the compact, the member states will work to establish the interstate commission and officially […]

Florida Enacts Counseling Compact

On April 6, 2022, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed House Bill 1521 into law, making Florida the 8th state to enact the Interstate Counseling Compact. The Compact will be activated once 10 states enact the Compact.  To see the press release from the American Counseling Association about this legislation, click here.

Counseling Compact Passes in Maine

On March 31, 2022, Gov. Janet Mills of Maine signed House Paper 1427/Legislative Document 1920 into law, making Maine the 7th state to enact the Interstate Counseling Compact. The Compact will be activated once three more states enact the Compact.  See the American Counseling Association’s press release for this legislation here.

Counseling Compact Bills Enacted in West Virginia and Utah

On March 23, 2022, Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia signed Senate Bill 213, making West Virginia the fifth state to join the Counseling Compact. On March 24, 2022, Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah signed Senate Bill 237, making Utah the sixth state to join the Counseling Compact. The compact now has more than half […]

Mississippi Enacts Counseling Compact

On March 16, 2022, Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi signed House Bill 1056 to enact the Counseling Compact. Mississippi is the fourth state to enact the Compact. The Compact will become active when 10 states have enacted the Compact. 

Alabama Enacts Counseling Compact

On March 8, 2022, Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama signed Senate Bill 99, making Alabama the third state to join the Interstate Counseling Compact. The Compact will become active when 10 states have enacted the Compact. In a press release, Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth said that this bill, along with several others, “will assist our mission […]